At 22:00 Beijing time on April 2, the 31st round of the Premier League ushered in a focus battle: Chelsea hosted Brentford at home.
From the debut of the "Dream Three Dynasties" at Barca to the gradual establishment of Dominion in the Premier League with Manchester City, Chelsea can be said to be the biggest bitter master in the coaching career of the world's top coach Pep Guardiola.
Guardiola has just arrived at Manchester City in his first season with ambitions, but the final Premier League title belongs to Conte's Chelsea.
Guardiola coached Barca twice to win the Champions League, leaving Barca without leading the team to win the Champions League. Manchester City hired Guardiola heavily in order to make a breakthrough in the Champions League, like Chelsea after Abu's acquisition. In the 2020-21 season, Guardiola led Manchester City to a historic Champions League final, but lost 0:1 to Chelsea, who took over in the middle of Tuchel, and still missed the title.
However, this season, Chelsea may not be able to create any more "pain" for Guardiola. In the Premier League, Manchester City's defending rival is Liverpool, not Chelsea, chelsea, which are too much behind Manchester City and Liverpool, and the title is only theoretically possible. In the Champions League, Chelsea may not be able to pass the real Madrid level in the quarter-finals.
Promotion to Mabrentford has limited strength, the goal in the Premier League is only relegation, although the hope of the title is not much, but at home against such a team, Tuchel is not ready to catch?
Chelsea started 433, With Havertz, Werner and Ziyech forming a forward trident, midfielders Kante, Cheek and Mount, four defenders Alonso, Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Azpilicueta and goalkeeper E. Mendy. The formation and personnel have been adjusted, but the starting eleven are still star-studded, with a total value of up to 400 million euros, and Tuchel is obviously not a light opponent.
Brentford started 532, with Ivan Tony and Mbemo double forwards. The total value of the starting eleven is also 150 million euros.
After the start of the game, Chelsea, which was stronger overall, seemed to be a bit out of shape. In the 2nd minute, Cheek knocked over the opposing player to send a free kick, and Eriksen took the penalty straight over the crossbar. In the 6th minute, Mendy's hesitation to break the siege was broken, but Mbemo's hanging shot was high. In the 9th minute, Mbemo split the ball and Ivan Tony shot at goal, which was saved by Mendy.
Shortly after the start of the second half, Chelsea broke the deadlock on the pitch. In the 48th minute, Kante split the ball and Rudiger fired a long-range shot that hit the inside of the upright and bounced into the goal. Chelsea 1-0 Brentford.
In the 50th minute, Mbemo assisted, Yanelt scored and Brentford equalised.
In the 54th minute, mbemo assisted again, eriksen pushed the ball, and won the first goal after joining Brentford. Brentford countered.
In the 60th minute, Mbemo scored, Ivan Tony kept the ball straight in, and Janet followed up with a shot on goal. Brentford led Chelsea 3-1.
In the 86th minute, Brentford's free kick in front of the field, the Chelsea defender was not far away, Visa's one-footed shot broke the goal, Chelsea 1:4 Brentford, the trend is gone!
With a crushing defeat at home to promoted horses, Chelsea lost for the first time in the last seven rounds of the Premier League.
In the real Premier League table, Manchester City ranked first with 73 points in 30 rounds, Liverpool ranked second with 72 points in 30 rounds, Chelsea still ranked third with 59 points in 29 games, and left behind the leader Manchester City by as many as 14 points in the first round of the league, and it is difficult to catch up with it in the case of few rounds left in the league, not to mention that even if Manchester City drops the chain, it is impossible for Liverpool to drop the chain at the same time. Chelsea are only five points ahead of fourth-place Arsenal in the first round of multiple matches, and may have to worry about whether the third place can be saved.